I Heart Huckabees | | Cast : | Jason Schwartzman, Dustin Hoffman, Lily Tomlin, Jude Law, Mark Wahlberg, Naomi Watts | | Director : | David O. Russell | | Studio : | Twentieth Century Fox Home Video | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Dolby, Full Screen | | Released Date : | October 22, 2004 | | DVD Released Date : | September 06, 2005 | | Language : | English (Dubbed), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled) | | Audience Rating : | R (Restricted) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | September 02, 2005 | | Summary | No doubt about it | Content
 | I can't say enough about this movie. After seeing it, you'll wake up in the middle of the night and realize your brain's been in overdrive trying to wrap itself around all of the concepts it's been exposed to. It's this delayed reaction that I found to be the most fun about it. It's not an "OH, NOW I get it" kinda thing, it's more of a slow acceptance of the themes and views of the various characters in the film. I found myself playing the different characters, trying to see things through their eyes.
Oh, and to the guy that wanted to give it 0 stars. Seriously man, if you can't 'get' this movie after watching it more than once.. read a book and get a clue. |
| Rating | | | Date | August 31, 2005 | | Summary | zero stars | Content
| If I could give this 0 stars I would. I normally enjoy different movies, but no one I was with on two times I tried to watch this could make it through even 1/2 of the movie without giving up. It's that terrible. |
| Rating | | | Date | August 30, 2005 | | Summary | an existential rollercoaster! | Content
| At the start of the story we are introduced to Albert Markovski (Jason Schwartzman, who starred in the movie Rushmore) who is desperately trying to stand for something, in an effort to inject meaning and purpose into his otherwise dissapointing life. By accident he meets a husband and wife team of Existential Detectives (played brilliantly by Dustin Hoffman and Lily Tomlin), who immediately and aggressively start helping him unravel his life. Hilarity and unexpected plot twists ensue. A mysterious and seductive competing Existential Detective (presumably from the Dark Side of Existential Detecting) threatens to throw a wrench in Albert's search for himself. And somehow Shania Twain gets mixed up in the mess.
This movie is filled with wonderful quotes like "Do you want to be noticed? Perhaps urgently?" and "We're not in infinity; we're in the suburbs."
Like anything with a massive amount of charisma, you will either love or hate this movie. You will likely love it if you are the type to relentlessly and humorously overanalyze yourself and others, and can empathize with sometimes being on the losing end of the joke. |
| Rating | | | Date | August 09, 2005 | | Summary | Delightfully quirky look into the meaning of life. | Content
| I Heart Huckabees is an intelligent and funny look into the classic types of angst we all feel in our modern world. It weaves thoughtful and relevant commentary out of screw-ball plot tools and delightfully quirky characters. It touches on heady issues like universal interconnectedness and the meaning of life, but stays relevant and entertaining because we can easily identify with its characters and their down-to-Earth problems. The movie's humour is often subtle, built on slapstick laid over sociopolitical dialogue with bull's-eye acuity, and that's certainly not everyone's cup of tea. As for me, I often found myself laughing my head off whilst half-cringing at the nature of the human condition. In the end, it's a heartwarming movie. |
| Rating | | | Date | August 08, 2005 | | Summary | finally saw it | Content
| i avoided this flick for a long time figuring it would suck... well, i didn't. it is probably the best movie i've seen in the last 12 months. give it a shot |
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